Silvertone Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Antimony

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10002929
MRDS ID	A015421
Record type	Site
Current site name	Silvertone Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-147.56963, 65.01356 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	1000(meters)
Relative position	12 MILES NORTH OF FAIRBANKS
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Comments on the location information

USGS MF-413, LOC. 20. DEPOSIT ON DIVIDE BETWEEN FOX, FLUME, AND SEATTLE CREEKS ABOUT 2 MILES SW OF PEDRO DOME LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Gold	Primary
Lead	Primary
Antimony	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Jamesonite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-147.56963, 65.01356	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

VEINS NARROW.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Fairbanks

Comments on development

DEPOSIT EXPLORED DURING LATE 1950'S.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A015421

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS MF-413 (A-2), LOC. 20
Deposit

USGS BULL. 1246, P. 218.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	A SERIES OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEINS UP TO A FOOT THICK CUT DIORITIC ROCKS AND CONTAIN ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA, JAMESONITE, ALTERATION PRODUCTS, AND SOME GOLD.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1987	Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.)	U.S. Geological Survey